Farming for the Future: Regenerative Agriculture and Circular Economies

Regenerative and circular agriculture promise to rebuild soil health, close nutrient loops, and make food systems climate-resilient. But moving from practice to scale demands grappling with hard tensions: the real trade-offs between soil-building and food productivity, how to measure and finance outcomes cheaply enough for smallholders to access capital, and what actually drives farmer adoption.

This panel digs into what's working—and what's not. Drawing on field evidence, transition economics, and real-world implementation across millions of acres, panelists will explore how measurement and investment are being unlocked, why farmers do or don't transition, and how policy incentives shape adoption at the speed climate demands.

Environment Track

3:15pm-4:30pm

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Moderated by Palakshi Nerkar, MPP HKS26

Panelists

  • Professor Wolfram Schlenker

    Ray A. Goldberg Professor of the Global Food System

  • TBA

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ENVIRONMENT TRACK

ENVIRONMENT TRACK